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SPECIAL REPORT: Chicago’s Phase 3 Guidelines for Reopening

On Wednesday, June 3, Chicago will begin a partial reopening of many businesses, including offices, restaurants (outdoor dining), hair and nail salons, hotels, and non-lakefront golf courses.  Then, on June 8, libraries will reopen, along with Park District facilities west of Lake Shore Drive.

In order to safely effectuate the re-opening, the City of Chicago and Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot have released industry specific guidelines, titled "Phase III Cautiously Reopen: Industry Guidelines for Reopening", for businesses planning to reopen during Phase III. These guidelines are part of the city’s Be Safe Chicago framework that will be used to reopen Chicago. The guidelines are aligned with the State of Illinois guidelines, but are tailored to Chicago’s employers and residents. The following industries are included under Chicago’s Phase III reopening plan:

  • Childcare centers and family childcare

  • Non-lakefront parks (no contact sports)

  • Libraries and other city services

  • Office-based jobs, professional services, and real estate services

  • Hotels / lodging

  • Outdoor attractions (e.g., boating – not including the Playpen, non-Lakefront golf courses)

  • Non-essential retail

  • Personal services (e.g., hair/nail salons, barbershops, tattoo parlors)

  • Restaurants and coffee shops (outdoor dining only)

  • Manufacturing, construction, and warehousing

  • Hospitals, dentists, community mental health centers, and Federally Qualified Health Centers

  • Public transit, regional transit, taxis and rideshare

  • Gyms (outdoor and 1:1 personal training only)

A brief summary of the Phase III reopening guidelines by industry are below:

Education and Childcare

  • Visual signage posted throughout facilities regarding hygiene,  social distancing, proper PPE and more

  • Health screenings required for children before classroom entry

  • Parents and employees must wear facial coverings at all times; children required to wear facial coverings when outside the classroom

  • Staff frequently disinfect facilities, including toys and other objects

  • Group children into stable cohorts with assigned teachers

  • ​Doors and windows remain open to increase ventilation, where appropriate

Office and Real Estate (including Commercial and Residential Buildings)

  • Workspaces separated by impermeable barriers to enhance safety, where possible

  • Individuals required to wear a face covering at all times in common areas, or where 6 ft distancing is not possible

  • Workspaces reconfigured to maintain appropriate distancing

  • Visual signage posted throughout facilities regarding hygiene, social distancing, and more

  • Small, high-traffic common areas are closed to avoid large gatherings

  • Sanitation stations readily available for employee and customer use

Accommodation and Tourism (Hotel & Accommodations and Parks & Outdoor Attractions)

  • 6 ft indicators placed throughout common areas to promote physical distancing; face coverings required in all common areas

  • ​Daily housekeeping during stay upon request only to limit staff time in guest rooms

  • Restaurants closed for in-house dining – pick up and room service only, per current state regulations

  • Visual signage visible throughout facilities regarding hygiene, social distancing, proper PPE and more

  • Guests encouraged to leverage mobile check-ins/outs and keys

  • High touch areas such as elevators are frequently cleaned by employees

  • Limited gatherings in common areas such as lobbies

Food Service

  • Contactless pickup available and contactless payment encouraged

  • ​Outdoor dining permitted following standard social distancing requirements

  • Visual signage posted throughout facilities regarding hygiene, social distancing, proper PPE and more

  • Employees required to wear face coverings at all times, face coverings for guests required when not seated

  • ​Employees and diners encouraged to maintain 6ft physical distancing

  • ​Employees frequently disinfect facilities

 Application process pending; dining areas considered outdoors include rooftops, rooms with retractable roofs and indoor spaces where 50% or more of a wall can be removed via the opening of windows, doors, or panels provided that dining tables are within 8-ft form such openings

Retail (including Personal Services and Health & Fitness Clubs)

  • Customers encouraged to maintain physical distancing while in store

  • ​Impermeable barriers may be used to maintain separation between employees and shoppers

  • ​Employees disinfect stores frequently

  • ​Sanitizing products are readily available for use

  • ​Customers encouraged to us contactless payment

  • ​Customers and employees required to wear facial coverings at all times

  • ​6ft indicators placed throughout stores to ensure customers maintain physical distancing

B2B (Manufacturing, Construction, Transportation & Warehousing)

  • Employees complete health screening before entering

  • ​Sanitation and handwashing stations readily available for employee use

  • ​Work stations separated by 6 ft distancing and impermeable barriers where possible

  • ​6 ft indicators placed throughout manufacturing floor, where possible

  • ​All employees wear appropriate PPE (i.e., gloves, face masks, eyewear, etc.,) where possible

  • ​Visual signage posted throughout facilities regarding hygiene,  social distancing, proper PPE and more

Healthcare

  • 6 ft indicators placed throughout facilities to ensure patients maintain physical distancing

  • Employers encouraged to provide sanitizing supplies throughout facilities

  • ​​Patients and staff required to wear facial coverings at all times

  • ​Visual signage posted throughout facilities regarding hygiene, social distancing, proper PPE and more

Parks and Outdoor Attractions

  • Runners, joggers, bikers and walkers to maintain >6 ft distancing while exercising

  • ​​Outdoor activities limited to non-contact sports in small groups only

  • ​​Playgrounds are temporarily closed

  • ​Social groups maintain physical distancing in open spaces

  • ​​Participants / attendees of parks & outdoor attractions required to wear facial coverings at all times

  • Visual signage posted throughout park regarding social distancing, proper PPE, and more

Click here to visit the Illinois guidelines for moving to Phase III.

Please be aware that the information contained herein is current as of the date of the release of this Special Report and is subject to further changes and modifications by federal and local officials.  If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact us.

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